N. Korean students reject state university offers in favor of local education - Daily NK English

N. Korean students reject state university offers in favor of local education - Daily NK English

Thirty students accepted into the Hamhung College of Pharmacy, a prestigious state-run university in North Korea’s South Hamgyong province, declined to enroll this year. This trend suggests North Korean students increasingly prefer attending local universities closer to home rather than state-run universities with higher tuition in expensive areas. “The academic affairs department of the Hamhung College of Pharmacy submitted a report about new s…